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Holding Trade Partners Accountable

Published April 1, 2022

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai answered questions from the House Ways and Means Committee this past week about holding trade partners accountable for implementing trade agreements. This includes the way Canada handled dairy market access in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "This…

Key Trade Officials Need to Be Named

Published March 26, 2022

South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson says it’s hard to overstate the importance of free trade to U.S. agriculture. "I'm a little concerned that it's March 2022 and we still don't have a chief agriculture negotiator or a USDA under secretary…

The U.S. and United Kingdom Start Preliminary Trade Talks Today

Published March 21, 2022

The United States and the United Kingdom are expected to begin preliminary talks about a trade and investment agreement this week. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her U.K counterpart are scheduled to meet in Baltimore, Maryland today and tomorrow…

Lawmakers Want USDA to Enforce Fresh Potato Deal

Published March 16, 2022

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Minnesota, North Dakota and other potato growing states sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to press its counter-agency in Mexico to honor the U.S.-Mexico trade deal on fresh potato imports. Mexico continues to…

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Vilsack Addresses the Commodity Classic

Published March 12, 2022

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling for "a circular economy" with more opportunities for agriculture at home. Vilsack told the Commodity Classic that begins with trade. "It's fair to say the trade war with China impacted the market and we…

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A Roadblock for Fresh Potato Market Access

Published March 1, 2022

About 10 days ago, the National Potato Council got a phone call from the USDA and Mexico negotiators. "On the call, we were informed they wanted to move forward with chipping potatoes first and then, table stock potatoes wouldn't advance…

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Tai: The U.S. -China Trade Relationship is Complicated

Published February 25, 2022

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discussed the complicated relationship between the U.S. and China during the final day of the USDA's Ag Outlook Forum. "China is a rival, a competitor, but it also is a partner in areas where we…

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China Remains Top Market for U.S. Ag Products

Published February 10, 2022

According to the Commerce Department, China purchased a record $33 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products in 2021. China failed to meet its purchase commitments, but AgTrade Strategies Principal Sharon Bomer Lauritsen says the phase one trade deal included other…

Exploring New Soybean Market Opportunities

Published January 3, 2022

China remains the top buyer of U.S. soybeans, but the U.S. Soybean Export Council continues to explore new markets. According to board member and Kansas soybean farmer Lance Rezac, India is starting to allow imports of GMO soybean meal. "India's…

Phase One Purchase Agreement Expires

Published January 3, 2022

The purchase agreement in the phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China expired on Friday. Ag Watch Market Advisors President Dewey Strickler says it may be a while before we know what that will mean for U.S. exports.…

Articles tagged under: trade

Holding Trade Partners Accountable

Key Trade Officials Need to Be Named

The U.S. and United Kingdom Start Preliminary Trade Talks Today

Lawmakers Want USDA to Enforce Fresh Potato Deal

Vilsack Addresses the Commodity Classic

A Roadblock for Fresh Potato Market Access

Tai: The U.S. -China Trade Relationship is Complicated

China Remains Top Market for U.S. Ag Products

Exploring New Soybean Market Opportunities

Phase One Purchase Agreement Expires

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